eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

The experience from GSO complemented our curriculum very well, and we appreciated the opportunity to participate in the planning of the in-school experience alongside the graduate students to create a lesson that was engaging and informative.” This ensured that all students at our school were included in the discussions.”

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education. Meanwhile, participating in global education programs in countries like Finland, India, and the U.S. I saw how even the most under-resourced classrooms could transform when teachers felt empowered and supported.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Highlights include new Math Talks for grades 3-5, which feature activities focused on making sense of mathematics through open-ended prompts and rich student discussions, Daily Fix-Its and Weekly Edits, which are teacher-led presentations targeting common student grammar errors, and more.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

” Another advantage is the fact that they require every student to participate “something in social psychology we call the diffusion of responsibility. You can do completion or participation, but I would avoid assigning points you don’t want to create anxiety around making mistakes.” It’s crickets.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

When paired with strong instructional practices, these tools open up more ways for students to participate, process, and thrive. Whether you’re new to working with MLs or just looking for a few fresh ideas, these five teacher-approved strategies are here to help boost participation, build language, and make learning meaningful for all.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity The first time I stood in front of 20 bored freshmen, all alone, teaching a course I had designed, also all alone, I was teaching a general education writing and speaking course at the University of Iowa. As a TA, I even received rubrics with that language.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Dr. Jennifer P.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Chickering and Gamson (1987) remind us about the importance of participation and engagement in the classroom: “Learning is not a spectator sport. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 68

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

These real-world connections add depth to classroom discussions, spark curiosity, and inspire students to explore new topics. Hearing an author share about their creative writing process encourages students to better understand everything that goes into creating a book. How many postcards does each class need to write?

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Writing Questions Discussions Activities 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Veterans Day Craft By TNB Creations Grades: K-6th This seven-page craft takes about an hour to complete and includes a picture for students to color, along with space to write a letter. They can even write thank-you cards to veterans. With so many creative possibilities, your class is sure to find a project that inspires.

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Activities Teaching History Writing 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. These short ELA activities for middle school get students thinking and writing quickly. If they’d prefer, let them write in a texting or social media format.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ready to ignite your students’ imaginations and sharpen their writing skills? With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. They’re developing the skills to investigate real-world topics, explain ideas clearly, and write with purpose.

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Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. Polls and Quizzes: Encourage your child to participate in polls or mini quizzes if their online platform offers them. Encourage your child to participate! Interactive Games: Learning can (and should!)

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Teach Hub

JUNE 18, 2025

Write down your goals and refer back to them often. Be Present and Participate When it comes to online professional development programs, it’s easy to treat them like background noise while you get your chores done or grade papers. What are you struggling with in the classroom that you think a PD course can help with?

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Participation Learning Styles Motivation Classroom Management 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

k12

JULY 18, 2025

Students will need the keyboard for most computer tasks, from typing searches into Google to writing papers. Each of these parts is important for actively participating in online classes (and also a good entry into privacy conversations with your child). Discuss age-restricted websites with your child. Typing and keyboard.

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Skills Internet Students Assignments 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

UC Riverside found that math and writing skills were lower among the students who graduated from high school during the pandemic than for previous high school graduates. Likewise, 25% of freshmen entered the university at the lowest writing level in 2019. The following year 29% of incoming students started at the lowest writing level.

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k12

JULY 21, 2025

What are the first steps in writing a résumé? The most important thing for résumé writing is having something to put on your résumé. And what you write on your résumé isn’t limited to only actual jobs. All of these are great first steps to writing your résumé. Ready to write your résumé?

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

An Iowa district backed out of a long-running event that promoted reading Black authors even as other school districts maintained their participation. An Indiana school district ended an incentive program for “minority and local business participation.” We still have a 30-percentage-point gap between Black and white students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2025

It is a day we can all participate in making our air clean, water fresh and land unlittered rather than accepting the trash-filled oceans, the smoggy skies, and the debris-laden land that is becoming the norm. Have students read the book, meet in study groups to discuss it, and then devise their own projects to address the concerns.

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Activities Science Discussions Curriculum 99

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Last year, almost 300,000 students (age 4-104) participated from over 180 countries and wrote almost 20 billion lines of code. debugging – write-edit-rewrite; try, fail, try again. Students now write directions for which color is poured into what squares to create their drawing. creativity – think outside the box.

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Grades Activities Art Writing 229

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. There’s just no way our tiny little one-room library would be able to participate.

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Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

The company announced last week that it is offering elementary educators nationwide the unique opportunity to participate in the development of its latest product, Mystery Writing by Discovery Education , through a free, year-long trial. Mystery Writing engages students in grades K-5 with “wow!”

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Writing Feedback Schools Science 305

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

However, the student refused to concede his point, and we ended up having a very intense discussion about boogers. As teachers, we never know when strange, awkward, or controversial discussions will begin in our classrooms. How we choose to respond to these discussions will have a significant impact on our students’ growth.

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Discussions Writing Questions Feedback 294

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 281

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Breakout rooms provide a synchronous virtual space for students to connect, discuss, collaborate, and share. Establish clear expectations for behavior and participation ahead of time, so everyone knows what is expected of them when they work in a breakout room. Zoom or Google Meet Breakout Rooms. Encourage self-assessment.

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Learning Spaces Student Engagement Learning Students 545

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

This That Read an article Listen to a podcast Watch a video and complete an Edpuzzle lesson Participate in teacher-led, small group instruction Engage in a small group discussion Participate in an asynchronous online discussion Work alone Work in pairs or small groups Complete a writing task to make connections between concepts Complete a concept map (..)

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Laboratory Motivation Fairness Participation 543

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I ask them to brainstorm and discuss with colleagues the benefits and challenges of teaching using the whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model. For example, providing concept maps or graphic organizers, engaging learners in discussion (synchronous or asynchronous), or encouraging a reflective practice via a writing prompt.

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

It is essential to build in time for them to discuss information and ask questions. lectures or mini-lessons), I would suggest recording a video and allowing students to self-pace through that video. #2 Facilitate a Small Group Discussion. TeachingVideoConf. 3 Conferencing with Students.

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Learning Students Textbooks Discussions 546

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

My online learning activities typically involve the use of short videos, online discussions, student research, podcasts, and various formative assessments. This includes small group discussions, practice problems, experiments, retrieval practice or writing practice, as well as my favorite component, the teacher-led station.

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Blended Learning Learning History Social Studies 546

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – One Differentiated, One Guided Reading and Discussion Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 The teacher uses guided reading strategies, asking questions that help students focus on basic elements like characters and setting before discussing the moral.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. Communication Asynchronous online discussions in your learning management system so everyone gets to participate in the class dialogue. I thought, “What the heck?

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Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Teachers can use observations with a checklist when students are: Engaged in group activities or discussions to monitor individual participation and contributions. Teachers might include the following items on a checklist: Participation: Is the student actively engaged in the activity/discussion?

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Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

I was thrilled when these two inspiring educators provided me with an early copy of their book and asked if I would read it and write the forward. The goal is to streamline the teaching process while maximizing student participation, understanding, and skill development. I jumped at the chance!

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Writing Feedback Learning Spaces Activities 383

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

By leveraging edtech tools, teachers can foster participation, build confidence, and provide tailored learning experiences. Many times, shy students find it easier to express themselves in writing versus verbally. This approach allows shy students to participate actively without the pressures of face-to-face interactions.

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Gamification Interactive Learning Participation Students 319

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Her diverse background in teaching writing, science and coding positioned her well to participate in the Project Topeka pilot, a multifaceted AI program that gave real-time feedback to students to support the development of argumentative writing skills. Through this writing process, they can have their own epiphanies.

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Writing English Interdisciplinary Languages 187